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ČSSD – Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy
ČSSD – Česká suverenita sociální demokracie
ChairpersonJana Volfová
Deputy LeadersPavel Havránek
Iva Vrbová
FounderJana Volfová
Jana Bobošíková
Founded21 January 2011
Split fromSovereignty – Party of Common Sense
HeadquartersU Průhonu 1201/23, Prague
Membership (2013)1,500[1]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[5][6]
Colours  Orange
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Website
www.cssdlidem.cz

ČSSD – Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy (Czech: ČSSD – Česká suverenita sociální demokracie), until 29 June 2023 known as Czech Sovereignty (Czech: Česká Suverenita),[7] formerly also known Free Bloc (Czech: Volný blok) and Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc (Czech: SUVERENITA - blok Jany Bobošíkové), is a small ultranationalist conservative Czech political party.

Origins

It was formed after the break-up of the electoral alliance Suverenita – blok Jany Bobošíkové, Strana zdravého rozumu between the Party of Common Sense (Strana zdravého rozumu) and Politika 21 (led by Jana Bobošíková, the conservative and Eurosceptic former MEP).

It was formed in 2011 in Prague.[8] Since January 2014 its leader is the former MP of the Czech Social Democratic Party Jana Volfová.

Former Czech PM Jiří Paroubek is a member of the party since 2024.[9]

History of the electoral alliance Suverenita – blok Jany Bobošíkové, strana zdravého rozumu

Former party logo (2014–2018)
Former party logo (2018–2021, 2022–2023)

The Party of Common Sense took part in the 2002 election to the Chamber of Deputies three months after its foundation, but won only 0.2% of the vote. This increased to 0.5% of the vote in 2006 election.

The alliance ran in the 2009 European election under the name 'Sovereignty' and led by Bobošíková, an MEP elected in 2004 for the Independent Democrats. The list came fifth, winning 4.3% of the vote: just short of the 5% threshold for representation. Sovereignty took part in the 2010 election, and won 3.7% of the vote, falling short of parliamentary representation once again.

History of the Free Bloc

Logo of the Free Bloc (2021–2022)

Free Bloc took part in the 2021 election, and won 1.33% of the vote, falling short of parliamentary representation.[10] In January 2022 the party changed its name back to Czech Sovereignty.[11] During this time it was described as far-right.[12][13]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

Year Leader Votes Seats Position
No. % No. ± Size
2010 Jana Bobošíková 192,145 3.67
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 Steady 0 8th No seats
2013 Jana Bobošíková 13,538 0.27
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 Steady 0 15th No seats
2021 Jana Volfová 71,581 1.33
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 Steady 0 9th No seats

References

  1. ^ https://domaci.hn.cz/c1-60342360-prezident-milos-zeman-spoz-zajem-clenstvi-vladimir-krulis Zeman láká nováčky do SPOZ. Po jeho výhře se počet zájemců o členství zvedl o polovinu
  2. ^ "Značka ČSSD znovu na scéně a zřejmě i s Paroubkem. Podle Šmardy to není moc vtipné - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ^ Enter, Tomáš (2012). "Nacionálně - populistické politické strany v České republice: příčiny neúspěchu, podmínky etablování" (PDF). Brno: Masaryk University.
  4. ^ "Malé strany a evropské volby". Euractiv. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  5. ^ Kubita, Jan (2021-07-28). "Shluk Volných radikálů není nebezpečný. Naopak, demokratům spíš pomůže". iHNed.cz.
  6. ^ "Církev se distancovala od politiky Lipovské, jež kandiduje za extremisty". Seznam Zprávy. 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ "Česká suverenita Jany Volfové se přejmenovala. Nyní používá zkratku ČSSD | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  8. ^ "Usnesení sjezdu". Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  9. ^ "Paroubek získal nominaci do čela ČSSD. Vrací se i Petr Benda | PrahaIN". www.prahain.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  10. ^ "Volný blok už už sahal na státní příspěvek, peníze však nedostane". PRÁVO. 2021-09-10.
  11. ^ "Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí - Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky". aplikace.mvcr.cz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. ^ Kubita, Jan (2021-07-28). "Shluk Volných radikálů není nebezpečný. Naopak, demokratům spíš pomůže". iHNed.cz.
  13. ^ "Církev se distancovala od politiky Lipovské, jež kandiduje za extremisty". Seznam Zprávy. 2021-07-27.

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